2018英語高考真題江蘇卷

2018年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（江蘇卷）

英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間

將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三

個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有

關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.WhatwillJamesdotomorrow?

A.WatchaTVprogram.B.Giveatalk.C.Writeareport.

2.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?

A.She'sgenerous.B.She'scurious.C.She，shelpful.

3.Whendoesthetrainleave?

A.At6:30.B.At8:30.C.At10:30.

4.Howdoesthewomangotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Doctorandpatient.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的

A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱

讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每

段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthewomanregret?

A.Givingupherresearch.

B.Droppingoutofcollege.

C.Changinghermajor.

7.Whatisthewomaninterestedinstudyingnow?

A.Ecology.B.Education.C.Chemistry.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatistheman?

A.Ahotelmanager.B.Atourguide.C.Ataxidriver.

9.Whatisthemandoingforthewoman?

A.Lookingforsomelocalfoods.

B.Showingheraroundtheseaside.

C.Offeringinformationaboutahotel.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanoffice.B.Athome.C.Atarestaurant.

11.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowevening?

A.Gotoaconcert.B.Visitafriend.C.Workextrahours.

12.WhoisAlicegoingtocall?

A.Mike.B.Joan.C.Catherine.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whydoesthewomanmeettheman?

A.Tolookatanapartment.

B.Todeliversomefurniture.

C.Tohaveamealtogether.

14.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthecarpet?

A.Itscolor.B.Itsdesign.C.Itsquality.

15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthekitchen?

A.Ifsagoodsize.

B.Ifsnewlypainted.

C.It'sadequatelyequipped.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Godowntown.B.Talkwithherfriend.C.Makepayment.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A.Moviefans.B.Newsreporters.C.Collegestudents.

18.WhendidthespeakertakeEnglishclasses?

A.Beforehelefthishometown.

B.AfterhecametoAmerica.

C.Whenhewas15yearsold.

19.Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthisteacher?

A.He'sproud.B.He'ssympathetic.C.He'sgrateful.

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20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Howeducationshapedhislife.

B.Howhislanguageskillsimproved.

C.Howhemanagedhisbusinesswell.

第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出

最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是B。

21.Byboatistheonlywaytogethere,whichiswearrived.

A.whereB.whenC.whyD.how

22.Kidsshouldn'thaveaccesstoviolentfilmsbecausetheymight

thethingstheysee.

A.indicateB.investigateC.imitateD.innovate

23.Self-drivingisanareaChinaandtherestoftheworldareon

thesamestartingline.

A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when

24.Ifsstrangethathehavetakenthebookswithouttheowner's

permission.

A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.might

25.DevelopingtheYangtzeRiverEconomicBeltisasystematicproject

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whichaclearroadmapandtimetable.

A.callsforB.callsonC.callsoffD.callsup

26.Around13,500newjobswerecreatedduringtheperiod,the

expectednumberof12,000heldbymarketanalysts.

A.havingexceededB.toexceedC.exceededD.exceeding

27.Thereisagoodsociallifeinthevillage,andIwishIasecond

chancetobecomemoreinvolved.

A.hadB.willhaveC.wouldhavehadD.havehad

28.—Youknowwhat?I'vegotaNewYearconcertticket.

—Oh,You'rekidding.

A.sowhat?B.goahead.C.comeon.D.whatfor?

29.youcansleepwell,youwilllosetheabilitytofocus,planand

staymotivatedafteroneortwonights.

A.OnceB.UnlessC.IfD.When

30.Iwassenttothevillagelastmonthtoseehowthedevelopmentplan

inthepasttwoyears.

A.hadbeencarriedoutB.wouldbecarriedout

C.isbeingcarriedoutD.hasbeencarriedout

31.Hopefullyin2025wewillnolongerbee-mailingeachother,forwe

moreconvenientelectroniccommunicationtoolsbythen.

A.havedevelopedB.haddeveloped

C.willhavedevelopedD.developed

32.Trytounderstandwhafsactuallyhappeninginsteadofactingonthe

you'vemade.

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A.assignmentB.associationC.acquisitionD.assumption

33.China'ssoftpowergrowstheincreasingappreciationand

understandingofChinaglobally.

A.inlinewithB.inreplytoC.inreturnforD.inhonourof

34.Despitethepoorserviceofthehotel,themanageristoinvestin

sufficienttrainingforhisstaff.

A.keenB.reluctantC.anxiousD.ready

35.—Whathappened?Yourbossseemsto.

一Didn'tyouknowhissecretaryleakedthesecretreporttothepress?

A.beoverthemoonB.laughhisheadoff

C.beallearsD.flyoffthehandle

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，

選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheir

wronginvestment.Theirsavingshadbeen36topaylawyers'fees.To

makemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（診斷）witha37disease.

Therewasno38,onlypainrelief.

FailingtoAndanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea39

journey,astheycaughtsightofanoldhikers'（徒步旅行者）guide.

Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand40

recovery.Whenleavinghome,RaynorandMothhadjust￡320inthebank.

Theyplannedtokeepthe41lowbylivingonboilednoodles,withthe

42hamburgershoptreat.

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Wildcampingis43inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinns

hadtogettheirtentup44andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.

TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdailyhikingintheir50sisalot45

thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor46alloveranddesired

abath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial47,foundhissymptomswere

strangely48bytheirdailytiringjourney.

49,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,with

re-foundstrongmusclesthattheythoughthad50forever."Ourhair

wasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,clothes51toathread,butwe

werealive.”

Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.She

writes,"52hadtakeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetorn

bare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)53writtenbook.Ithadalso

givenmea54,eithertoleavethatpage55ortokeepwritingthe

storywithhope.Ichosehope.^^

36.A.drawnupB.usedupC.backedupD.keptup

37.A.mildB.commonC.preventableD.serious

38.A.cureB.luckC.careD.promise

39.A.businessB.walkingC.busD.rail

40.A.expectedB.frighteningC.disappointingD.surprising

41.A.budgetB.revenueC.compensationD.allowance

42.A.frequentB.occasionalC.abundantD.constant

43.A.unpopularB.lawfulC.attractiveD.illegal

44.A.soonB.earlyC.lateD.slowly

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45.A.harderB.easierC.cheaperD.funnier

46.A.rolledB.bledC.achedD.trembled

47.A.struggleB.progressC.excitementD.research

48.A.developedB.controlledC.reducedD.increased

49.A.InitiallyB.EventuallyC.TemporarilyD.Consequently

50.A.gainedB.keptC.woundedD.lost

51.A.sewnB.washedC.wornD.ironed

52.A.DoctorsB.HikingC.LawyersD.Homelessness

53.A.wellB.partlyC.neatlyD.originally

54.A.choiceB.rewardC.promiseD.break

55.A.looseB.fullC.blankD.missing

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,

選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

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TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

1000FifthAvenueNewYork,NY10028

211-535-7710www.metmuseum.orw

Entrances

FifthAvenueat82ndStreet

Hours

Open7daysaweek

Sunday—Thursday10:00—17:30

FridayandSaturday10:00—21:00

ClosedThanksgivingDay,December25,

January1,andthefirstMondayinMay.

Admission

$25.00recommendedforadults,$12.00

recommendedforstudents,includesthe

MainBuildingandTheCloisters（回廊）on

thesameday;freeforchildrenunder12with

anadult.

FreewithAdmission

AHspecialexhibitions,aswellasfilms,

lectures,guidedtours,concerts,gallerytalks,

andfamily/children'sprogramsarefree

withadmission.Askabouttoday'sactivitiesattheGreatHallInformation

Desk.

TheCloistersMuseumandGardens

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TheCloistersmuseumandgardensisabranchofThe

MetropolitanMuseumofArtdevotedtotheartand

architectureofEuropeintheMiddleAges.The

extensivecollectionconsistsofmasterworksin

、sculpture,coloredglass,andpreciousobjectsfrom

Europedatingfromaboutthe

9thtothe15thcentury.

Hours:Open7daysaweek.

March—October10:00—17:15

November—February10:00—16:45

ClosedThanksgivingDay,December25,and

January1.

56.Howmuchmaytheypayifan11-year-oldgirlandherworkingparents

visitthemuseum?

A.$12.B.$37.C.$50.D.$62.

57.TheattractionoftheCloistersmuseumandgardensliesinthefactthat

A.itopensalltheyearround

B.itscollectionsdatefromtheMiddleAges

C.ithasamodernEuropean-stylegarden

D.itsellsexcellentEuropeanglasscollections

Inthe1760s,MathurinRozeopenedaseriesofshopsthatboasted（享

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有）aspecialmeatsoupcalledconsomme.Althoughthemainattractionwas

thesoup,Roze'schainshopsalsosetanewstandardfordiningout,which

helpedtoestablishRozeastheinventorofthemodernrestaurant.

Today,scholarshavegeneratedlargeamountsofinstructiveresearch

aboutrestaurants.Takevisualhintsthatinfluencewhatweeat:diners

servedthemselvesabout20percentmorepasta（意大利面食）whentheir

platesmatchedtheirfood.Whenadark-coloredcakewasservedonablack

plateratherthanawhiteone,customersrecognizeditassweeterandmore

tasty.

Lightingmatters,too.WhenBerlinrestaurantcustomersatein

darkness,theycouldn'ttellhowmuchthey'dhad:thosegivenextra-large

sharesatemorethaneveryoneelse,butwerenonethewiser—theydidn't

feelfuller,andtheywerejustasreadyfordessert.

Timeismoney,butthatprinciplemeansdifferentthingsfordifferent

typesofrestaurants.Unlikefast-foodplaces,finediningshopsprefer

customerstostaylongerandspend.Onewaytoencouragecustomerstostay

andorderthatextraround:putonsomeMozart（莫扎特）.Whenclassical,

ratherthanpop,musicwasplaying,dinersspentmore.Fastmusichurried

dinersout.Particularscentsalsohaveaneffect:dinerswhogotthescentof

lavender（薰衣草）stayedlongerandspentmorethanthosewhosmelled

lemon,ornoscent.

Meanwhile,thingsthatyoumightexpecttodiscouragespending一

"bad"tables,crowding,highprices—don'tnecessarily.Dinersatbad

tables—nexttothekitchendoor,say—spentnearlyasmuchasothersbut

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soonfled.Itcanbeconcludedthatrestaurantkeepersneednot“beoverly

concernedabout'bad'tables,“giventhatthey'reprofitable.Asforcrowds,

aHongKongstudyfoundthattheyincreasedarestauranfsreputation,

suggestinggreatfoodatfairprices.Anddoublingabuffefspriceled

customerstosaythatitspizzawas11percenttastier.

58.Theunderlinedphrase“nonethewiser“inparagraph3mostprobably

impliesthatthecustomerswere.

A.notawareofeatingmorethanusual

B.notwillingtosharefoodwithothers

C.notconsciousofthefoodquality

D.notfondofthefoodprovided

59.Howcouldafinediningshopmakemoreprofit?

A.Playingclassicalmusic.B.Introducinglemonscent.

C.Makingthelightbrighter.D.Usingplatesoflargersize.

60.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?

A.Tipstoattractmorecustomers.

B.Problemsrestaurantsarefacedwith.

C.Waystoimproverestaurants?reputation.

D.Commonmisunderstandingsaboutrestaurants.

C

Ifyouwanttodisturbthecarindustry,you'dbetterhaveafewbillion

dollars:Mom-and-popcarmakersareunlikelytobeatthebiggestcar

companies.Butinagriculture,smallfarmerscangetthebestofthemajor

players.Byconnectingdirectlywithcustomers,andbyrespondingquickly

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tochangesinthemarketsaswellasintheecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）,small

farmerscankeeponestepaheadofthebigguys.Astheco-founderofthe

NationalYoungFarmersCoalition（NYFC,美國青年農(nóng)會(huì)）andafamily

farmermyself,Ihaveafront-rowseattotheinnovationsamongsmall

farmersthataretransformingtheindustry.

Forexample,taketheQuickCutGreensHarvester,atooldeveloped

justacoupleofyearsagobyayoungfarmer,JonathanDysinger,in

Tennessee,withasmallloanfromalocalSlowMoneygroup.Itenables

small-scalefarmerstoharvest175poundsofgreenvegetablesperhour—a

hugeimprovementoverharvestingjustafewdozenpoundsbyhand一

suddenlymakingitpossibleforthelittleguystocompetewithlargefarmsof

California.Beforethetoolcameout,smallfarmerscouldn'ttouchtheprice

perpoundofferedbyCaliforniafarms.Butnow,withthecombinationofa

betterpricepointandagenerallyfresherproduct,theycanstayinbusiness.

Thesustainablesuccessofsmallfarmers,though,won'thappen

withoutfundamentalchangestotheindustry.Onecrucialfactorissecure

accesstoland.Competitionfrominvestors,developers,andestablishedlarge

farmersmakesowningone'sownlandunattainableformanynewfarmers.

From2004to2013,agriculturallandvaluesdoubled,andtheycontinueto

riseinmanyregions.

Anotherchallengeformorethanamillionofthemostqualifiedfarm

workersandmanagersisanon-existentpathtocitizenship—thegreatest

barriertobuildingafarmoftheirown.Withfarmersovertheageof65

outnumbering（多于）farmersyoungerthan35bysixtoone,andwith

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two-thirdsofthenation'sfarmlandinneedofanewfarmer,wemustclear

thepathfortalentedpeoplewillingtogrowthenation'sfood.

Therearesolutionsthatcouldlightapathtowardamoresustainable

andfairfarmeconomy,butfarmerscan'tclumsilyputthemtogetherbefore

us.WeattheNYFCneedbroadsupportasweurgeCongresstoincrease

farmlandconservation,aswepushforimmigrationreform,andasweseek

policiesthatwillensurethesuccessofadiverseandambitiousnext

generationoffarmersfromallbackgrounds.Withanewfarmbilltobe

debatedinCongress,consumersmusttakeastandwithyoungfarmers.

61.Theauthormentionscarindustryatthebeginningofthepassageto

introduce.

A.theprogressmadeincarindustry

B.aspecialfeatureofagriculture

C.atrendofdevelopmentinagriculture

D.theimportanceofinvestingincarindustry

62.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratewiththeexampleinparagraph

2?

A.Loanstosmalllocalfarmersarenecessary.

B.Technologyisvitalforagriculturaldevelopment.

C.Competitionbetweensmallandbigfarmsisfierce.

D.Smallfarmersmaygainsomeadvantagesoverbigones.

63.Whatisthedifficultyforthosenewfarmers?

A.Togainmoreflnancialaid.B.Tohiregoodfarmmanagers.

C.Tohavefarmsoftheirown.D.Towinoldfarmers'support.

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64.Whatshouldfarmersdoforamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomy?

A.SeeksupportbeyondNYFC.B.Expandfarmlandconservation.

C.BecomemembersofNYFC.D.Investmoretoimprovetechnology.

D

Childrenasyoungastenarebecomingdependentonsocialmediafor

theirsenseofself-worth,amajorstudywarned.

Itfoundmanyyoungsters（少年）nowmeasuretheirstatusbyhow

muchpublicapprovaltheygetonline,oftenthrough“l(fā)ikes”.Somechange

theirbehaviourinreallifetoimprovetheirimageontheweb.

Thereportintoyoungstersagedfrom8to12wascarriedoutby

Children'sCommissioner（專員）AnneLongfield.Shesaidsocialmedia

firmswereexposingchildrentomajoremotionalrisks,withsome

youngstersstartingsecondaryschoolill-equippedtocopewiththe

tremendouspressuretheyfacedonline.

Somesocialappswerepopularamongthechildreneventhoughthey

supposedlyrequireuserstobeatleast13.Theyoungstersadmittedplanning

tripsaroundpotentialphoto-opportunitiesandthenmessagingfriends一

andfriendsoffriends—todemand“l(fā)ikes“fortheironlineposts.

Thereportfoundthatyoungstersfelttheirfriendshipscouldbeatrisk

iftheydidnotrespondtosocialmediapostsquickly,andaroundtheclock.

Childrenaged8to10were“startingtofeelhappy”whenothersliked

theirposts.However,thoseinthe10to12agegroupwere“concernedwith

howmanypeopleliketheirposts"，suggestinga“need”forsocialrecognition

thatgetsstrongertheoldertheybecome.

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MissLongfieldwarnedthatagenerationofchildrenriskedgrowingup

“worriedabouttheirappearanceandimageasaresultoftheunrealistic

lifestylestheyfollowonplatforms,andincreasinglyanxiousaboutswitching

offduetotheconstantdemandsofsocialmedia^^.

Shesaid:"Childrenareusingsocialmediawithfamilyandfriendsand

toplaygameswhentheyareinprimaryschool.Butwhatstartsasfunusage

ofappsturnsintotremendouspressureinrealsocialmediainteractionat

secondaryschool.”

Astheirworldexpanded,shesaid,childrencomparedthemselvesto

othersonlineinawaythatwas“hugelydamagingintermsoftheir

self-identity,intermsoftheirconfidence,butalsointermsoftheirabilityto

developthemselves^^.

MissLongfieldadded:"Thenthereisthispushtoconnect—ifyougo

offline,willyoumisssomething,willyoumissout,willyoushowthatyou

don'tcareaboutthosepeopleyouarefollowing,allofthosecometogetherin

ahugewayatonce.”

“Forchildrenitisvery,verydifficulttocopewithemotionally.^^The

Children'sCommissionerforEngland'sstudy—LifeinLikes—foundthat

childrenasyoungas8wereusingsocialmediaplatformslargelyforplay.

However,theresearch—involvingeightgroupsof32childrenaged8

to12—suggestedthatastheyheadedtowardtheirteens,theybecame

increasinglyanxiousonline.

Bythetimetheystartedsecondaryschool—atage11—childrenwere

alreadyfarmoreawareoftheirimageonlineandfeltunderhugepressure

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toensuretheirpostswerepopular,thereportfound.

However,theystilldidnotknowhowtocopewithmean-spiritedjokes,

orthesenseofincompetencetheymightfeeliftheycomparedthemselvesto

celebrities（名人）ormorebrilliantfriendsonline.Thereportsaidtheyalso

facedpressuretorespondtomessagesatallhoursoftheday—especiallyat

secondaryschoolwhenmoreyoungstershavemobilephones.

TheChildren'sCommissionersaidschoolsandparentsmustnowdo

moretopreparechildrenfortheemotionalminefield（雷區(qū)）theyfaced

online.Andshesaidsocialmediacompaniesmustalso“takemore

responsibility”.Theyshouldeithermonitortheirwebsitesbettersothat

childrendonotsignuptooearly,ortheyshouldadjusttheirwebsitestothe

needsofyoungerusers.

JavedKhan,ofchildren'scharityBarnardo^,said:"Ifsvitalthatnew

compulsoryage-appropriaterelationshipandsexeducationlessonsin

Englandshouldhelpequipchildrentodealwiththegrowingdemandsof

socialmedia.

“It'salsohugelyimportantforparentstoknowwhichappstheir

childrenareusing.”

65.Whydidsomesecondaryschoolstudentsfeeltoomuchpressure?

A.Theywerenotprovidedwithadequateequipment.

B.Theywerenotwellpreparedforemotionalrisks.

C.Theywererequiredtogivequickresponses.

D.Theywerepreventedfromusingmobilephones.

66.Somesocialappcompaniesweretoblamebecause.

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A.theydidn'tadequatelychecktheirusers'registration

B.theyorganizedphototripstoattractmoreyoungsters

C.theyencouragedyoungsterstopostmorephotos

D.theydidn'tstopyoungstersfromstayinguplate

67.Children'scomparingthemselvestoothersonlinemayleadto.

A.lessfriendlinesstoeachotherB.lowerself-identityandconfidence

C.anincreaseinonlinecheatingD.astrongerdesiretostayonline

68.AccordingtoLifeinLikes,aschildrengrew,theybecamemoreanxious

to.

A.circulatetheirpostsquicklyB.knowthequalitiesoftheirposts

C.usemobilephonesforplayD.getmorepublicapproval

69.Whatshouldparentsdotosolvetheproblem?

A.Communicatemorewithsecondaryschools.

B.Urgemediacompaniestocreatesaferapps.

C.Keeptrackofchildren'suseofsocialmedia.

D.Forbidtheirchildrenfromvisitingtheweb.

70.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonchildren.

B.Theimportanceofsocialmediatochildren.

C.Theprobleminbuildingahealthyrelationship.

D.Themeasuretoreducerisksfromsocialmedia.

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一

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個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意：請(qǐng)將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單

詞。

HowArtsPromoteOurEconomy

Whenmostpeoplethinkofthearts,theyimaginetheendproduct,the

beautifulpainting,awonderfulpieceofmusic,oranaward-winning

performanceinthetheater.Butartsgroupsbringbroadervaluetoour

communities.Theeconomicimpactoftheartsisoftenoverlookedandbadly

judged.

Theartscreatejobsthathelpdeveloptheeconomy.Anygiven

performancetakesatourbusfullofartists,technicalexperts,managers,

musicians,orwriterstocreateanappealingpieceofart.Thesepeopleearna

livingwagefortheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.

Anothergroupoffolksisneededtohelpmarkettheevent.4<Ifyoubuild

ittheywillcome“isamisleadingbelief.Painters,digitalmediaexperts,

photographers,bookingagentsandpromotersarehiredtosellticketsand

promotetheevent.AccordingtotheDallasAreaCulturalAdvocacy

Coalition,artsagenciesemploymorethan10,000peopleasfull-orpart-time

employeesorindependentcontractors.

Asuccessfulartsneighborhoodcreatesarippleeffect（連鎖反應(yīng)）

throughoutacommunity.In2005,whentheBishopArtsTheatrewas

donatedtoourtown,thelocationwasconsideredapoorareaoftown.After

investingmorethan$1millioninreconstructingthebuilding,webegan

producingafullseasonoftheaterperformances,jazzconcerts,and

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year-roundartseducationprogramsin2008.Nearly40percentofjazz

loversliveoutsideoftheDallascitylimitsanddriveorflyintoenjoyan

eveningintheBishopArtsDistrict.

Nodoubtthetheaterhascontributedtothearea'sdevelopmentand

economicgrowth.Today,therearegalleries,studios,restaurantsandnewly

builtworkspaceswhereneighborsshareexperiences,wherethereis

renewedlifeandenergy.Inthisway,artsandculturealsoserveasapublic

good.

TeCoTheatricalProductionsInc.madeuseofBloomberg'sinvestment

of$35,000togetnearly$400,000inpublicandprivatesectorsupportduring

thetwo-yearperiod.Further,Dallasartsandarts-basedbusinessesproduce

$298foreverydollarthecityspendsonartsprogrammingandfacilities.In

Philadelphia,ametroareasmallerthanDallas,theartshaveaneconomic

impactofalmost$3billionandsupport44,000jobs,80percentofwhich

actuallylieoutsidetheartsindustry,includingaccountants,marketers,

constructionworkers,hotelmanagers,printers,andotherkindsofart

workers.

Theartsareefficienteconomicdriversandwhentheyaresupported,

theentiresmall-businesscommunitybenefits.

Itiswrongtoassumeartsgroupscannotmakeaprofit.Butinorderto

stayinbusiness,artsgroupsmustproducereturns.Ifyouareastudent

studyingthearts,chancesareyouhavebeenill-advisedtohaveaplanB.

Butthosewhotrulyunderstandtheeconomicimpactandcanworkto

changethepatternscancreateawiderangeofcareerpossibilities.

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ArtsasanOurcommunities(71)______fromartsintermsof

economicdrivereconomy.

Artsactivitydemandsa(n)(73)_____effort.Itinvolves

creation,performance,and(74)_____.

?Artistsmakealivingthroughtheircreativework.

?Othersgetpaidbymarketingtheevent.

Artshaveagraduallyspreading(75)______.Theycould

helppromoteotherindustrieswhethertheylieinsideor

outsidearts.

?Besidestickets,somejazzloverswillpaytheir

(76)___toandfromtheevents.

(72)______of